Music Amused

Got a Light?

The Matches are a band straight outta Cali, that have been doing their thing for over 10 years now.

They wanted to be called, "The Locals", and they were...for a while. 'Til Yvonne Doll, the frontwoman for a Chicago band called "The Locals", contacted the band and asked that they change their name. *sigh*

What is really funny though, is this:

"Eventually, under the new name "The Matches", they self-released their debut album, E. Von Dahl Killed the Locals (this was assumed as an effort to publicly resent Yvonne Doll while avoiding libel)."

HA!!! That is awesome, right?!

Soon afterwards, they got a contract with Epitaph Records, who they still work with now. The record company re-leased their first album in 2004. I didn't know about any of this until now, though.

See, I heard a new song off their newest (and third!) album A Band in Hope, called "Wake the Sun". It's a catchy tune, the chorus will most definitely get stuck in your head. It also sounds like something you will hear in a movie soundtrack sometime soon, too. BUT, nonetheless, I like it. It's enjoyable and quite happy.

Anyways, after looking into what The Matches are all about, I found that they have shared the stage with quite an impressive bunch. They've performed with Lit, Yellowcard, Less Than Jake, Reel Big Fish, MXPX, and Motion City Soundtrack! And have you ever heard that song "Hot Topic is not Punk Rock" by MC Lars? Yup, they even helped out working on that song!

Their latest album that I mentioned above, came out back in March this year. Though, it was leaked a month too early.

From band's lead vocalist Shawn Harris' blog:

"By chance, today marks the official unofficial CD release party of our new album A Band In Hope! It has leaked. The tiger is out of the ziplock."

Check out The Matches website for everything you could possibly want to know.

Text & Photo Sources: Wikipedia, Amazon, Heavy Breeding, Starpulse